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So I've really gone head-first into this whole planted tank thing. My wife thinks I've lost my mind! Please tell me what you think. I'm always looking to make improvements. Thanks!

Hey All- I have a 55g, heavily planted with 3pcs of driftwood, a dual cave piece of lava rock and black blasting sand. Current stock is one albino long-finned bristlenose pleco, six albino cory cats, eleven serpae tetra, two amano shrimp and one gold gourami. It's a great tank with no issues. So...

The first one is a 55g. Stock is 3 Silver Hathchets, 22 neon tetra, 7 red eye tetra, 6 black kuhli loackes, 1 Flame Red DG, 1 Rubber Lipped Pleco, 3 Julii Cory, 1 Emerald Green Cory, 1 Green Spotted Cory, 12 Ghost Shrimp and lots of snails. The second one is a 55g. Stock is 7 Blind Cave Tetra...

Hey All, I thought I would pass on this article for anyone who may have one and not seen it. Looks pretty bad. Stealth Aquarium Heaters Recalled Due to Fire and Laceration Risks

This is the second week in a row that this Julii is laying eggs. What a cool thing to watch!

Rescaped my 20 last weekend. Was fun and learned some stuff. Now more to change in the big tank. Comments? Opinions?

Most Betta tanks that I see on here are Betta only set ups, but I've seen some that have them in their community tanks. What are everyone's thoughts on this? My 55g is a very peaceful community set up with a flame dg, 5 cory's, 15 neon tetras, a rubberlip pleco, 7 red-eye tetras, 6 ghost shrimp...

It seems like I do so many now that I occasionally get a little lackadaisical. One night I didn't pay attention when I hooked up to the sink and flooded the bathroom. Didn't realize it until the tank was filled. Duh! I thought it was filling slowly. And today I almost vacumed up a ghost shrimp...

I just thought this was a cool pic. I wish it was focused a little better, but I had my shutter speed messed up. The other one is just my DG (Cutler) showing off.

Hey All- I've done some reading here and on some sights that came up when I googled this. I added a piece of mopani driftwood to my 55g FW and there is what looks like a white algae growing on the wood. I've read a few times that this is normal for new driftwood (especially mopani), and that...

Got the 55g planted. My daughter requested a jungle-type Terra Nova thing, and we should be pretty close when this stuff grows in. I'll oust the two fake plants when the others grow in a bit better. I love the mopani driftwood, and the kuhli's love the rock!

I have an uncle that's been raising fish for 40yrs. He has 19 tanks in his basement. He told me of something he does when he has a party or gathering at his house. He likes to reach in the tank and smoosh some freeze-dried bloodworms on the inside of the tank and see his fish pick at it. He says...

My 55g is about ready to run and I'm looking for some opinions on my stocking list. I prefer a peaceful set-up, so my biggest concern is always fish deaths by other fish. Here's what I'm looking at right now: 1-Bulldog Pleco 5-Panda Cory's 15-black neon tetras 15-neon tetras I have...

I'm not in a pinch with this question or anything, but it was just something that I was pondering Isn't a cycle (regardless of type) just the process of balancing benficial bacteria to the waste production of your tank? If that's so, then wouldn't removing seeded materials from a tank create...

I just added this DG as a centerpiece for my 20g. He's fitting in great. When he comes around, my Glowlight Tetras tighten up their school and just turn to watch him swim. I've also upped my water changes and the tetras colors are really great!

Hey All- My brother gave me his old 55g w/stand as a bonus Christmas present. He knows that it had a small leak when he took it out of service. I'm sure it's not good to try to repair a specific leak spot (I'm in hydraulics and that never works in my world). I read an article on here about...

Hey All- I have been reading columns and various threads on here for a couple of weeks and just joined last night. It looks like there's so many helpful people on here. I've had tanks of various sizes on and off for my whole life, but we're now making it a real hobby. Here's a bit of a rundown...